26 year old male here. I am one month to the day post-op from canthoplasty/eyelid reconstruction with Enduragen Graft for mild (severe enough for me) eyelid retraction and scleral show on my lower right eyelid. Surgery was performed in LA by a very trained oculoplastic surgeon. It's been 4 weeks, yet the eyelid is still significantly overcorrected, raised very high compared to the left one and quite slanted. Is this normal?How long will it take for the lid to settle? Or, should it have by now?
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June 15, 2023
Answer: 6 months
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A.J. Amadi, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
Ectropion is when the eyelid is everted away from the eye. In other words, the margin of the eyelid which normally sits fused with the eye is everted away. Eyelid retraction is when the entire margin of the eyelid is pulled downward. With the photos you submitted, I have to say that you have...
I personally feel that ear cartilage is a terrible material for this reconstruction. It simply is not sufficiently refined for the purpose. It often makes for a bulky and irregular lower eyelid. Alloderm does not persist. After about 3 to 4 months it is completely removed...
There is a large number of medical conditions that can cause eyelid retraction. Before attempting to improve it, I would recommend an examination by an internist and an ophthalmologist to diagnose the cause.
If the cause is strictly loss of volume in structures below, an oculoplastic...
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